Thanks to funding from the Heritage Council we are looking to gather sightings of breeding Swifts, with particular emphasis on locating and recording nest sites. Swifts nest in the eaves and gables of buildings. However, due to modern building techniques and the loss of old buildings, many of their traditional nest sites have been lost. We would like to establish a national inventory of known Swift colonies to help identify these important sites and protect this iconic urban species.
This survey questionnaire aims to capture details of your sightings of Swifts from the present season. However, historic records and records of absence of Swifts are also important. Please complete a separate questionnaire per sighting or colony. You only need to tell us about sightings in the same location once per year
Further details about Swifts can be found here.
Please proceed to complete the questionnaire. Or Contact Us
if you have lots of sightings and would prefer to enter records using an excel spreadsheet.
Thanks for your interest in this survey.
